Friday, April 30, 2021

Coronavirus live updates | Brazil’s death toll surpasses 4,00,000

The Centre issued guidelines under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 on Thursday to implement containment measures in districts where either the test positivity is more than 10% in the past one week or where the bed occupancy is more than 60%.
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World’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge opens in Portugal

The 516-metre-long bridge hangs 175 meters above the fast-flowing River Paiva.
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Man booked for huge gathering at last rites of aunt

Accused not arrested as police fear risk of COVID-19 infection
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COVID-19 surge: Odisha couple end life following multiple infections in family

The State’s daily spike touched an all-time high with 8,681 persons testing positive for coronavirus on Friday.
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Why steps not taken to notify Madurai airport as an international facility, HC asks

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Thursday observed that when the criteria for an international airport was met by Madurai airport, why ha
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Row over land in buffer zone of Bannerghatta park

People are claiming ownership of some plots
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Dozens reported killed in stampede at Israeli festival

The incident happened after midnight, and the cause of the stampede was not immediately clear.
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Director and cinematographer K.V. Anand no more

Anand was at the helm of popular movies like 'Kaappan’, ‘Ayan’ and ‘Ko’, among others.
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India-U.S. relationship intensified in first 100 days of Biden administration, says official

The relationship between India and the United States has intensified in the first 100 days of the Biden administration, a State Department official s
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Morning Digest: India accounts for one in four COVID-19 deaths in the world; Exit polls predict win for DMK in Tamil Nadu, Left Front in Kerala, NDA in Assam, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.
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With Karnataka at a standstill, taxi drivers dread EMIs

Unions want State government to persuade financial institutions to postpone EMI collection for vehicle loans and relax taxes for at least six months
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Cycling community volunteers to deliver medicines during COVID-19 lockdown

Right now, their services are available in Bengaluru and Hubballi-Dharwad
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Rapid lung involvement attributed to mutations, high infectivity

Delay in getting test reports and patients seeking healthcare are additional factors
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Will prescribe Remdesivir for COVID-19 patients only if required: PHANA

HC was hearing a complaint that some private hospitals are forcing patients to get injection from the open market
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Karnataka alters rules for issuing BU numbers

Patients with CT scan showing COVID-19 infection will get BU number even if RT-PCR test says otherwise
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Case registered against ayurvedic hospital

It lacks basic infrastructure and the required number of beds for COVID-19 patients
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Priority for second dose

The government has issued new guidelines for COVID-19 vaccination, prioritising the vaccination of those who are due for receiving the second dose of
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Impose two-week lockdown: KGMOA

Kerala Government Medical Officers’ Association (KGMOA) has reiterated that the intense pace of COVID transmission in the State can be broken only if
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Property tax rebate in Bengaluru extended till May 31

The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has extended the property tax rebate period till the end of May. An order to this effect was issued by C
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Tripura officials raise alert over mutant strains

14 persons found infected with double mutant strain
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NCW launches helpline for pregnant women

The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday launched a message-only helpline for providing assistance to expectant mothers.The helpline number
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U.S., European countries reject Syria election results in advance

Western members of the UN Security Council, led by the United States, France and Britain, on Wednesday rejected the outcome of Syria's May 26 presiden
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Coronavirus | Kanpur official warns doctors who resign

Have a duty to help during pandemic, says DM Alok Tiwari
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